Tracks 1 and 2 are published outside Germany, Austria, Switzerland by Virgin Music Publ. and inside of Germany, Austria, Switzerland by P.O.E.M. Musikverlag.Tracks 3 is published worldwide by P.O.E.M. Musikverlag.

The number 08 appears prominently on the spines and 8 appears on the CD artwork.This release comes as a tri-fold Digipak with sixteen page booklet.This version of 'Velvet Voyage' is slightly different from previous releases. Track 3 is a formerly unreleased long track that Klaus Schulze recorded six months prior to "Mirage". It's the complete version of a soundtrack piece that was originally used for a Dutch movie. Only five minutes from this piece was ever used before on a now long-deleted sampler.